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Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston
The Kilima-Njaro Expedition of 1886, First UK edition in very good condition
A Record of Scientific Exploration in Eastern Equatorial Africa. And a general description of the natural history, languages, and commerce of the Kilima-Njaro district.
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Klimmen.com :: News archive
| 18-07-2008 |
Mr. Bushman opens exploror book shop in Zanzibar !!!!
My web shop has not been very active lately, as I have been very busy with my new business in Zanzibar this last 2 years and on 1 August this year.
I will open the doors to my latest venture "BUSHMAN'S KITCHEN" the main business will be brunches and lunches with tables outside in a garden area next to the road to Jambiani.
I will also offer ‘BUSHMAN’ fashion accessories such as Snake, Zebra, Lizard, Fish and Ostrich skin handbags, wallets, belts and jewelry and next to this I will offer some African explore books. Right place to read such books I recon.
So if your passing then just drop in, if you need a place to stay a nice colonial private house in the bush near to the beach check out my villas on www.zanzibarvillas.com
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| 05-05-2007 |
New explorer arrivals
I have acquired some very nice examples (2 volumes) of David Livingstone’s LAST JOURNALS
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H.M. Stanley’s IN DARKEST AFRICA
Many more very exciting Explorers available soon as I load them up to website
www.klimmen.com!
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| 26-01-2007 |
One month to go to The Kilimanjaro Marathon
One month to go to The Kilimanjaro Marathon
In 2007 the Kilimanjaro Marathon annual event in Tanzania will complimented by the 2ed KILIMAN competition something for the real extremists? Martahon and other road races are held on March 04
So if you feel you can summit Kilimanjaro (5895 m) in 6 days …this part is not raced! And then warm up with a two day mountain bike race around the base of Kilimanjaro a mere 248 km followed by a refreshing jog in the Official Kilimanjaro Marathon (42, 2 km) the winner gets the title and some wonderful prizes, check this out on www.kilimanjaro-man.com
Or
If you only want to take it easy then try the Marathon or the half marathon, check out my site on www.kilimanjaromarathon.eu
Of course we have several packages if you interested in climbing the mountain or going on safari or just chilling on the beach in Zanzibar.
And if that’s all too much for you then maybe you just like to get in the mood with one of many books on Kilimanjaro and African mountains and explorers, those book shop is always open. Enjoy!
www.klimmen.com
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| 20-08-2006 |
New arrivals some for the ladies!
New arrivals some for the ladies!
• The first five women who climbed K2
• Mountaineering women, stories from early climbers
• Ada Blackjack, a true story of survival in The arctic
• An Amazon and a donkey
Also some for the boys: Skydiving, The space age sport and El Capitan, historic feats and radical routes and Burtons, First footsteps in east Africa a mint set of time life’s (2 volumes) and many more exciting titles being uploaded next week.
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| 21-07-2006 |
new collection of 100 books being loeaded up this week
A very nice collection of rare mountaineering titles will be loaded up this coming week...especally many Everest books
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| 14-06-2006 |
Stanley & Livingtone, I presume! Sir Richard Burton was there too?
I have acquired some very nice examples (2 volumes) of David Livingstone’s LAST JOURNALS
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H.M. Stanley’s IN DARKEST AFRICA and a very scarce title in the Stanley oeuvre. COOMASSIE AND MAGDALA is the story of the great British campaigns in East and West Africa. Here COOMASSIE is published for the first time in one volume of its own, a complete account of the British Campaign with some superb illustrations. Stanley wrote his description while a Special Correspondent of the New York Herald.
A wonderful 2volume set of, First Footsteps in East Africa, or, An Exploration of Harar, By Captain Sir Richard F. Burton.
And one for the ladies!!!
Ida Pfeiffers, A WOMAN'S JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD, FROM VIENNA TO BRAZIL, CHILI, TAHITI, HINDOSTAN, PERSIA, AND ASIA MINOR.
Many more very exciting Explorers available on...
www.klimmen.com!
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| 24-04-2006 |
large Everest collection bought!!!
Just to let all you Everest fans out there know, I have just acquired a large collection of rather fine, mint and rare first edition titles of which some are signed
Ill be loading up to the site all this week
Here’s a short taster of what’s on offer: official expedition books Everest 1924, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1951 and other expeditions such as The West Ridge, The Unclimbed Ridge, South West Face, The Hard Way, The Cruel Way, Ultimate, Kangshung Face, The Assent, South Col and Man of Everest to mention but a few…all of these books are in very collectable and fairly priced …
Enjoy the pre-monsoon sun and stay tuned to this space
www.klimmen.com!
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| 14-04-2006 |
NATIONAL SPORT WEEK gets off to sunny start today!
NATIONAL SPORT WEEK gets off to sunny start today!
These are exclusive calendars only to be given away by shops, they are not for sale!
So order this month and GET a FREE Sport week calendar from me...
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| 15-03-2006 |
NEW explorer books
I have just secured a nice selection of early African explorer books including First editions titals from Staley and Livingstone.
There are also few Polar titals by Scott, Sturdy and Walton to mention but a few. I will be loading these up in the next few days... so stay tuned~~~~~~~~
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| 23-02-2006 |
Ian goes to Kilimanjaro marthon next weekend!!!
Ian goes to Kilimanjaro marthon next weekend!!!
Apart from having this bookshop, climbing mountains and some other daft sports I do, I also help organise and promote the Kilimanjaro marathon. This is annual event that takes place this year on Sunday 26h of Febuary, more details on www.kilimanjaromarathon.nl
The best part is its main sponsor is Tanzania breweries!!! Say no more. Last year I did the half marathon, all up hill for the first 11.5 ks and then a BIG tub of ice containing FREE BEER! After a couple of these shiny beauties the all down hill journey…was a breeze…
I wonder what you get half way in the Columbian marathon?
For Books check out www.klimmen.com!
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| 14-02-2006 |
KURT DIEMBERGER in UTRECHT, Tickets at www.Kathmandu.nl
20 februari 2006 geeft Kurt Diemberger een lezing in Utrecht,
Kurt Diemberger
Geboren in 1932, Oostenrijk. Nu de enige nog levende persoon die twee "eerste beklimmingen" van bergen boven de 8000 meter op zijn naam heeft staan: Broad Peak (1957) en Dhaulagiri (1960). Een pionier in de westerse alpine-stijl techniek in de Himalaya. Hij was de laatste persoon die Hermann Buhl nog levend heeft gezien vlakbij de top van de Chogolisa, net voordat hij door een overhangende sneeuwrand viel.
MANY OF KURTS BOOKS AVAILABLE ON www.klimmen.com
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| 06-02-2006 |
40 books uploaded this week!
After my winter climbing trip to the BEN in Scotland last week I picked up a large box of books from my parents in Derbyshire. I have been buying up books in the UK this last month. Some very nice first editions, including, John Hunt, the Ascent of Everest, Lyn Hill,, Climbing Free and autobiography of climbing legend, Robin Smith, many more excellent titles and some guide books, caving, mountain biking and skydiving… plenty to keep you from getting bored, Enjoy!
CLIP in now to WWW.KLIMMEN.COM
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| 19-01-2006 |
The White Spider, Heinrich Harrer dies at 93
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, whose life was portrayed in his book and the film "Seven Years in Tibet", died on Saturday, January 7, 2005 aged 93, Austrian officials said in a statement.
He was the first person to climb the difficult north face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps in 1938, but won world renown after his book, the film version of which was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starred Brad Pitt.
Harrer was interned in northern India by British authorities in 1939 during an expedition in the Himalayas but escaped in 1944 and fled over the mountain range to Tibet.
He struck up a close friendship with the Dalai Lama when staying at the Tibetan capital of Lhasa from 1946 to 1951, before China annexed the country.
Harrer was admitted to hospital two days ago in Friesach in southern Austria. There were no details of the cause of death.
British independent researcher Roger Croston, who has written about Tibet and knew Harrer personally, said the Austrian mountaineer spent much of his life supporting the cause of the Tibetan people.
"Harrer was perhaps the most famous mountaineer of his generation and his climb of the north face of the Eiger in 1938 along with Ludwig Vorg, Andreas Heckmair and Fritz Kasparek ranks as one of, if not the greatest mountaineering feat of the time,"
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